HOW THE LORD REDEEMS (3 OF 8)
Scripture: Exodus 12:1, Exodus 13:16
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How the Lord Redeems (3 of 8)
Series: Exodus
Patrick Edwards
Exodus 12:1-13:16
Introduction
As the old proverb goes, ''The road to hell is paved with good intentions.'' No one knows exactly the origins of this phrase, but it's meaning is pretty simple and clear. The intention to engage in good acts often fails. Right, there is no merit in good intentions unless they are acted on. A person can talk all they want and make every promise in the world, but unless they deliver then their words are not just meaningless but, in fact, almost evil.
I'm sure we've all known people like this in life. They'd make all sorts of promises and have every intention of keeping their word but when push came to shove, they didn't come through. Sometimes it's because they never actually intended to do what they said; other times it's because they forgot; and then finally there are times where someone has every intention to do something and they try but simply are not able to deliver upon what they said. In other words, when someone declares their intention to do something for you you've got to ask (1) 'Is this person trustworthy, are they of good character?' and (2) 'Are they able to do what they promise?'.
You see, over the last two weeks we've seen in the book of Exodus God's intentions to make Himself known to Israel and to all the world. Particularly, we saw last week we saw God's desire to make Himself known as Redeemer. And that's all good and well, that the Lord wants to be known as Redeemer, but is He actually able to redeem, can He save? Essentially, we find ourselves asking, therefore, two questions about God: (1) Is He trustworthy, in other words, is He a good God who really desires to save and (2) Is He able to do, is God mighty to save?
Now, of course, we saw God last week demonstrate His faithfulness to His promise and His power to save, but I want us to really zero in on one particular part of the passage we covered last week, that being the tenth sign ...
Series: Exodus
Patrick Edwards
Exodus 12:1-13:16
Introduction
As the old proverb goes, ''The road to hell is paved with good intentions.'' No one knows exactly the origins of this phrase, but it's meaning is pretty simple and clear. The intention to engage in good acts often fails. Right, there is no merit in good intentions unless they are acted on. A person can talk all they want and make every promise in the world, but unless they deliver then their words are not just meaningless but, in fact, almost evil.
I'm sure we've all known people like this in life. They'd make all sorts of promises and have every intention of keeping their word but when push came to shove, they didn't come through. Sometimes it's because they never actually intended to do what they said; other times it's because they forgot; and then finally there are times where someone has every intention to do something and they try but simply are not able to deliver upon what they said. In other words, when someone declares their intention to do something for you you've got to ask (1) 'Is this person trustworthy, are they of good character?' and (2) 'Are they able to do what they promise?'.
You see, over the last two weeks we've seen in the book of Exodus God's intentions to make Himself known to Israel and to all the world. Particularly, we saw last week we saw God's desire to make Himself known as Redeemer. And that's all good and well, that the Lord wants to be known as Redeemer, but is He actually able to redeem, can He save? Essentially, we find ourselves asking, therefore, two questions about God: (1) Is He trustworthy, in other words, is He a good God who really desires to save and (2) Is He able to do, is God mighty to save?
Now, of course, we saw God last week demonstrate His faithfulness to His promise and His power to save, but I want us to really zero in on one particular part of the passage we covered last week, that being the tenth sign ...
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